POLL: Will you wait for the NEX-7?
The Sony NEX-7 was very likely the camera that would have made join the NEX systems many current Nikon or Canon shooters. It has been perceived as a very usable and professional tool for street photography (along that amazing Zeiss 24mm f/1.8 lens). Now that the factory has been flooded we have to wait 3-4 months before the camera gets in Stock. And serious competition might is coming in the meanwhile. Fuji will announce a professional interchangeable system based on the popular Fuji X100 camera. Olympus might will come with a sort of rangefinder styled SP camera. Canon has no hurry yet, but I am sure they will do something more “professional” than what Nikon did with the “One” system which is targeted for the consumer market.
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Hellven
7 months ago |No
i will wait for the nex-7 sucessor, one with a wired remote cord
matgay
7 months ago |NEX7 was quite a disappointment with ISO and color shift, whereas the nex5N didnt have those issues. would sell like hotcakes if sony put nex5n sensor in a nex7 body at USD$999.00. got a NEX5N, and skipping until the NEX9.
Hellven
7 months ago |i don’t have nightmares with high iso noise, luckly i shot in the real world, not at brick walls and 100% crops of a 24mp sensor, this sensor is good enough for me.
but if i want to replace my DSLR with an evil i must have a wired release cord, or else i can’t use bulb and long exposures properly or do serious landscape photography… and neither can i use a waterhousing with a pistol grip to release shutter
DP
7 months ago |Pentax has a system where you can use a wireless remote in bulb mode–one click for on, another click for off (there might be a maximum time or something, but it’s several minutes). It would be possible to do something like this via firmware upgrade.
BilliBob
7 months ago |I don’t believe a FW would be necessary as this should be standard considering the NEX-3, 5, C3, and 5N all can do this. Put the camera’s drive mode to remote commander and set the camera to manual mode. Bring down the shutter passed 30sec and it will go to bulb. Hit the shutter button on the wireless remote and the shutter will remain open til you hit the shutter button again.
extra|ordinary
7 months ago |@Hellven
The Sony Remote Commander works in bulb mode with the current NEX cameras (except I believe the original NEX-3, which lacked remote support completely). That said, I would be shocked to find the NEX-7 does not support such a feature.
For reference, to make this work. Set the camera drive mode to Remote Commander, put the camera in BULB mode, press shutter button on remote to start exposure, press the button a second time to stop the exposure. It works great! Just bring a spare battery with you for the remote (just in case).
jmfitamant
7 months ago |+1
jmfitamant
7 months ago |As one of your follower said : “It is becoming more clear all of the time that Sony is a consumer electronics company, and Sony makes its money by marketing new products each and every year and not about supporting a platform.
You will get a new camera model, maybe several but don’t expect products like lenses as its not Sony’s business model.
As someone who keeps hoping for an aggressive roadmap of lenses to compete with Canon or Nikon’s for several years I don’t expect to see many quality lenses soon for NEX.”
Understanding that, it would have been smart from Sony to provide the Nex-7 with a same microlenses technology sensor as for the Nex-5n, to allow the use of third parties lenses, as Zeiss, Voigtlander or Leica. But now, you get much better results on Nex-5n with M-Mount lenses than on Nex-7. What is the use of it?
Mel
7 months ago |+1
NEX-5n sensor in both NEX-7 and a77 body.
Geir E
7 months ago |Welcome back in 2014-15.
Andrew
7 months ago |+1. Wired remote a MUST!
Alexey Ozerov
7 months ago |I already got A77
NEX too small for me.
Mark
7 months ago |My vote is a firm ‘yes of course’ because the NEX-7 sounds almost perfect for me.
While it is not unthinkable that other manufacturers come with something that might change my mind, they would have to have some very specific features and release in the same timeframe (between now and 6 months tops).
I don’t really see that happening tbh.
Jakob Røjel
7 months ago |I’m also missing the option will wait for the Nex-7N og Nex9/A99 whatever comes first.
Avenir
7 months ago |Got A65 already. Nex7 appeared a bit too expensive.
HHcommander
7 months ago |I just received a notification and i will receive probably con December. The notice is only two units will come to my market.
Artmas
7 months ago |I was one of those that was in the waiting list for the Nex 7 for street photography and as a backup camera of my A900. I teach photography and I can’t wait 4 months for the camera being release, meanwhile I bought an A65, I tried the Nex 5N but the lack of manual controls, hot shoe and viewfinder wont fill my needs as photographer and as a teacher.
I think Sony should develop in the meanwhile the Nex 6, using the Nex 7 body and the Nex 5N sensor, or at least make some improvements to the Nex 7 firmware, let it us to choose set the camera to lower resolution using RAW (14 to 16 MP), to have a better High ISO performance. I would include the square format too.
I think people will wait if Sony gives them something aditional to wait for.
Sam
7 months ago |I think most people, like myself, who have ordered the camera but have no investment in Sony lenses or brand will wait until something better comes along.
That means if Fuji, Olympus, Canon or Nikon (who aren’t out of the game if they announce a radical new FF worth svaing for) announce something great available sooner we may cancel the pre-order and switch.
The time when the Nex-7 seemed ‘perfect’ has passed. For me I’m still excited but dissapointed about the color-shift issues with wide-angle Leica glass.
If production never started, given lead-times in the industry, the smart thing for Sony to do would be to rev the camera now. Make changes and improvements based on all these early reviews and come to market with something stronger in March. It needn’t use the 5n sensor – people are only excited about that because of the noise performance. It’s a big deal but not the only consideration. They’re not going to walk away from a sensor design anyway. They can do a lot in software though and perhaps with the microlenses so it is more compatible with third-party glass.
I strongly suspect Canon is going to move the G to mirror less. I’m not sure it’ll be APS-C – physics dictates the lense size there – but if it has Nikon 1 quality and manual control (which Nikon don’t offer yet) it’ll be a strong competitor under $1,000.
If Fuji use the M mount all bets are off…
matgay
7 months ago |Fuji X1000 (rumored at least full frame) with m-mount!
Clifton
7 months ago |I’m interested in a CSC but at the moment I wouldn’t jump feet first with a $999 camera. I don’t really know where Sony’s target market are with such a highly priced compact camera with such a high res sensor, aside from the resolution which even less people will need than in the DSLR market, the 5N offers more to what I would regard as the target market, and costs less.
Saying that, the rest of the market seems to be trailing Sony by miles, so they must know what they’re doing.
Gerald
7 months ago |I’m excited about the NEX-7, but I’m disappointed by the Sony information policy. The production stopped 5 weeks ago. Sony must know exactly, how many NEX-7 they have already produced before the flood and if they release these cameras in the next weeks (this year). Or if distribution of the NEX-7 will not begin. before the restart of the NEX-7 production (=March or April next year). It’s really time for an official statement from Sony.
ef
7 months ago |Here! Here! Just be honest Sony. We know you know how many (if any) were made and not flooded. In the long run that will affect sales less.
Gunnar
7 months ago |If its really 3-4 month, Sony has to up the game and update the sensor with microlenses to improve it, as well as work on the firmware to add bits of pro features.
I will wait,i have the A77 to bridge the time, its an awesome camera.(even though the firmware needs some love and it feels far more plasticy then my Nex 5)
Sidenote:Sony should make the video record button cutomizable on all its cams, i hit that shitty thing on my A77 a houndred times allready by accident and never use video
on the Nex 7 that button is even more prone to be hit by accident.
Richard
7 months ago |I’m waiting for Fuji, not Canon.
Hellven
7 months ago |you should wait for the better camera/system, not the brand
it’s wiser to see what they do and then decide.
Richard
7 months ago |I like what Fuji do, that’s why I’m waiting on them. When you use something day in, day out, how it makes you feel can become as important as how well it works, so a brand that shares a similar philosphy interests me.
You can wait for “the best” if you like, I won’t tell you what to do.
Mel
7 months ago |If you’ve invested in a lot of glass then of course you wait for the brand.
Vivek
7 months ago |The Nex-7 is worth the wait for me.
Of the mirrorless options: Panasonic (currently the GH-2), continues to be the prime choice. Samsung is a no go. The Pentax and Nikon versions are toys. Despite the big hooplah around the fujix100, I seriously doubt anything worthwhile is going to happen from Fuji. Ricoh lensors- totally unattractive.
Canon- there is some real hope! I hope they will be as innovative as Panasonic was with theirs when they enter this area.
calxn
7 months ago |I’ll wait to see what Fuji puts out. The lens quality and selection in the NEX system is disappointing. Those lenses don’t deserve the Nex-7. If Fuji shows more focus on both camera and lenses, I may put my bet on them.
Chris Lewis
7 months ago |I will wait for the NEX-7 as I think this is going to be the best option for me.
There has been some speculation as to whether there would be a Leica CSC (potentially interesting), however that will most likely be a re-badged and much more expensive Panasonic, so why not just buy the Panasonic? I won’t, but perhaps Sony should look at the system offered by Panasonic/Leica/Olympus et at and learn from it (hint: more lenses!).
There are likely to be offerings from Canon and also from Fuji and others, however, there will always be something apparently “better” just over the hill and I for one think that the NEX 7 and its seed will no doubt be a perfectly good route for me (provided that Sony get real with the lens choices!).
Thomas Mariner
7 months ago |The EVF and reportedly great controls/layout/design, as well as maintaining a swivel LCD, are its main selling points for me. However, using old manual focus SLR-lenses exclusively, I will take a pass on the delayed NEX-7, keep using the NEX-5 until a full frame alternative to the NEX-7 comes along.
Geir E
7 months ago |I’m impressed by the faith in Fuji and the lack of faith in Sony. People are considering an unreleased unproven camera over the NEX-7 which have already been highly regarded in the press.
The nex-7 looks good to me, the delay is unfortunate but given the months I’ve waited since I decided to get a new camera waiting a bit more has no effect at all.
btaylorphoto
7 months ago |what they should do with this time is create a better kit lens for the nex-7 (fixed 2.8) also a good wide angle for landscape photograhy. since I believe there lenses are built
in another plant. So we can see the 24mp sensor resolve its full potential.
RVN
7 months ago |i will wait for nex 7 if sony update and improving that camera to have better quality than before.
Eric
7 months ago |Its hard to say I will certainly buy something similar from Fuji or Canon, but I will certainly consider buying something if they announce a NEX-7 competitor. In the mean time, I bought a NEX-5. Aside from the video clicking its a fine little camera until the NEX-7 is out.
Deemow
7 months ago |I’d wait as i’m happy with the photography system I have and for prices to come down and stabilise.
But to be honest I’m more interested to see if the NEX range will spawn a Full Frame model and when Sony will release more lenses. Nex-9 anyone?
Carl
7 months ago |A full frame mirrorless would appeal to me. Or perhaps a larger format mirrorless digital in the spirit of a shrunken-down GA645W or Mamiya 6.
The NEX-7, not so much.
SamBoates
7 months ago |Have to agree. I will not wait for NEX-7. Because i’m more interested in a FF NEX with true Pro DSLR level AF and metering (read: much faster than A900).
A general note to the camera makers, Please no more of this ‘good-enough-still-photography-landscape-camera AF’ BS. You want us to fork over a considerable sum of money? Then make mirrorless cameras that AF as fast and accurate as Canon 1Ds cameras, with hotshoe, and mobile os tethering (upload to the cloud from anywhere).
Bill Burton
7 months ago |So is there a shipment of completed NEX-7s for those who ordered early or not?
I feel as if I am being strung along. (:-{(}
Joey C
7 months ago |I’m leaning to the a65 but waiting til I can buy it as a package with the 16-50 instead of the kit 18-55
Blqckscorp
7 months ago |http://www.lozeau.com/en-CA/catalog/cameras/slr/sony-a65-kit-with-16-50mm-f28/
Here. – but then i would just add the 300 dollars and get the a77…
Why not getting the kit or body only. For additonal 100$ its worth it.
Jonathan Geach
7 months ago |Did anyone get notices that the cameras are coming or not? We need info Sony!!!
ben
7 months ago |WIll be waiting for this camera… Using M lenses so Nex-7 is perfect, once the AA filter is removed….
Mean time just gonna save up for 21 f4.5 ZM to mate with the Nex 7 or a russian 35mm tilt shift?
Fants
7 months ago |Sadly that 21mm is not going to do too well without microlenses…
matgay
7 months ago |aa will be removed???
nex7 will color shift any less than 35mm lenses. but wont color on the nex5n
Colin
7 months ago |I was looking forward to the NEX-7, but some of the reviews I’ve seen have made me reconsider. I’d still like to feel the NEX before I commit to buying something else, but I’m leaning toward the M-mount Ricoh now – it looks like Sony hasn’t fixed the corner sharpness issues with wide-angle rangefinder lenses (but maybe have on the 5n, wtf?), and that’s a big deal to me.
Carlos Echenique
7 months ago |Waiting for NEX-7. Mine is already pre-paid. Unfortunately not with Sony Store. Went with a reputable dealer and I am #2 on his list, but what number he is on Sony’s list is anyone’s guess.
Joe
7 months ago |I have an A390 and I bought the Nex-5 to fill in gaps the A390 didn’t have. Now that I have an A77, there’s no point in having a Nex-5 and an A390 except for the size factor. So for now, I am selling the Nex-5 and the A390 to recoup some of the costs of the A77. I’ll know shortly if the Nex-7 is in my future… The only thing I can think of is the Zeiss 24mm f/1.8 lens may prove to be too awesome to pass up.
doug
7 months ago |I had placed a pre-order for an NEX-7, but after reading the reviews and seeing the comparison shots, I cancelled the order and picked up an NEX-5N. The 5N is a superior camera in terms of image quality. It has lower noise and a higher dynamic range than the NEX-7. The 5N doesn’t exhibit any color shift when you put a non-Sony lens on it, unlike the NEX-7. Sony has missed a great opportunity with the NEX-7, but in the end decided to sacrifice image quality for bells and whistles that contribute nothing to the final image. It’s not that the NEX-7 is a bad camera at all, it’s just that the 5N is significantly better and at a lower price.
c.d.embrey
7 months ago |Sony has NO obligation to make their cameras work M mount lenses.
Doug
7 months ago |Nobody’s saying that they do.
The Lotus Eater
7 months ago |According to DXOMark the A77 has 0.5EV greater dynamic range than the NEX-5N, so how likely is it that the NEX-5N is better than the NEX-7 in this regard? Especially when you consider that the A77 has a translucent mirror in the lightpath.
Doug
7 months ago |That’s DXOMark. dpreview.com’s test results show the opposite to be true. dpreview’s tests have been consistently reliable and I trust them more. The sensor sites on the 5N’s CMOS are larger than those on the NEX-7. Larger sites means higher dynamic range. dpreview’s test results make more sense.
The Lotus Eater
7 months ago |Dare I say you’re clutching at straws here. According to dpreview, the A77 has about 0.3EV less dynamic range than the NEX-5N. This is pretty much irrelevant in real world situations.
Furthermore, you do realise the translucent/pellicle mirror impacts on dynamic range, right? That means the NEX-7 will likely have better DR than both the A77 and NEX-5N.
jmfitamant
7 months ago |You’re right.
Even Sony doesn’t have any obligation to make their camera work on M-Mount lenses, it is obvious that this is the most interesting market they have to invest, since they are not able to provide enough high end lenses for Nex-7. Sony makes a huge marketing mistake.
doug
7 months ago |Actually, the pellicle mirror impacts sensitivity and noise, not dynamic range. The size of the sensor sites is what impacts DR.
The Lotus Eater
7 months ago |Wrong. You only have to look at DXOMark tests to see that the pellicle mirrors do have an impact on DR.
For example: http://www.dxomark.com/index.php/Cameras/Compare-Camera-Sensors/Compare-cameras-side-by-side/(appareil1)/675%7C0/(brand)/Sony/(appareil2)/685%7C0/(brand2)/Sony
Yes, *photo*site size has an impact on DR, but that is not the only factor determining DR. By your logic the A700 would have better DR than the A77 because its the photosites are bigger. You’ve clearly taken a far too simplistic view of this. Sensor technology moves on.
jazzroy
7 months ago |Ordered today my 5n. I need it for xmas holydays.
joey
7 months ago |can’t wait, going on a trip overseas in a couple of months.
still deciding on either 5n or gh2.
andy
7 months ago |The “lack of manual controls and EVF on 5n” comments by some baffle me.
I customised my buttons so I have manual controls no problem. So it DOES have manual controls.
The EVF is reasonable price and is the same as NEX 7s
I got a twin lens kit 5n + EVF for £200 quid less than 7 body only price.
BTW
I also have a white 5n on sale on ebay…ends very soon!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sony-Nex-5n-RARE-UK-WHITE-VERSION-16mm-f2-8-lens-/170727182270?pt=UK_CamerasPhoto_DigitalCameras_DigitalCameras_JN&hash=item27c0220fbe
DP
7 months ago |I’d still like an NEX-7 one day, but after the latest delays I decided to pick up a used Fuji X100.
I got it for about what I would have paid for the Zeiss 24/1.8 alone, so I think I can live with it for a while!
Doug
7 months ago |I own both an X100 and an NEX-5N. Both are terrific cameras, although the X100 tends to be a little temperamental and requires a bit more patience to master.
Michael
7 months ago |I agree. The customizable buttons make for easy access to all the functions I need on the nex-5n. If you need direct control with wheels than I guess only the nex-7 will do. Personally I don’t need all the resolution of the nex-7 and I need better low light performance than the nex-7 provides. Both seem like the best choices for those who need small setups for travel.
pancanikonpus
7 months ago |very funny, now i have money but cant get any a77 or nex7. if waits until february, game might change – hope fuji can do something different to its rival
march
7 months ago |waiting new A77 firmware …
NEXfive
7 months ago |TriNavi is a big advantage, but the NEX-7′s resolution is too much for my needs, so I’m better with the NEX-5 series with a little better high ISO and movie options. But since the white NEX-5N isn’t available in Europe, I’m waiting for the successor – hopefully bundled with the SEL-50F18 then…
Peter
7 months ago |I too had a NEX-7 on preorder in UK from 19th Sept, but have given up on not only waiting for the NEX-7 but also on Sony not being respectful to thousands of hopeful people around the world who simply wanted a truthful statement about their NEX-7 release intentions. I’ve cancelled my order.
Have bought NEx5n + EVF + Zeiss glass, and very happy, but also will be extremely interested in a well designed FF EVIL camera with M mount next year by Fuji or other manufacturer.
With all the millions of legacy glass owners around the world, I imagine I’m not alone.
c.d.embrey
7 months ago |All of my legacy glass is Nikon. There is also a lot of legacy M42 lenses from Pentax, Zeiss, etc.
Joe Benjamin
7 months ago |Well if there is any hope…
SAR user “Hiroyasu Hosoya” posted further up in these comments that two units will arrive in Spain in December and another SAR user “Backman” posted this in the comments for article “Official at Sonystores: NEX-7 delayed in USA”:
“A local store in Texas, one of the biggest around, has a confirmed ship date of November 18.”
To take a shot in the dark that’s probably Per Backman who works in the Fort Worth area, and he’s probably talking about Arlington Camera. I’m probably going to check with the 3 major retailers where I have preorders and see what they say.
Adi
7 months ago |http://www.photoclubalpha.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=49&t=5957
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Some small quantities of Nex7 reached retailers in Moscow, Russia yesterday night. AFAIK, nobody got more than three pieces. All went immediately to preorders. Next delivery said to be expected Wed next week.
You may consider this first-hand info.
”
This was Friday.
Error: No Name
7 months ago |I was debating between the NEX-7 (for size) and a65 (for the AF speed and also GPS & IBIS). I decided to go with the a65. It is my first Sony and I’m very pleased thus far. I’ll probably look at the NEX system again in a couple of years once the lens selection and Sony’s contrast detect AF have matured. I definitely see the value in a high performance, highly portable system.
Georg
7 months ago |I’m waiting for the NEX6:
A NEX 7 with the sensor of the NEX5N.
I hope I don’t have to wait forever.
Doug
7 months ago |An NEX-6 would be a hot camera indeed. I’d buy one in a heartbeat.
Bob Peak
7 months ago |As a commercial photography also shooting video (mostly in low light), I have been salivating for a long time now for the 7. I have a 5N and absolutely love it. If it had a hotshoe and input for a non-Sony microphone, I would be set. However, I am really pining for the 7 since it has these as well as 24mp.
I am not a pixel peeper and find the images from the 7 absolutely stunning. In my eyes, the 7 is worth every penny.
Also, if someone would come out with a hotshoe for the 5N, I would easily pay several hundred dollars for it so I could use the 5N as a backup body on commercial shoots.
Hoping to ditch my Canons as soon as I can get a Nex 7. I will also be buying a two more 5Ns in the next few months.
I have pre-ordered a 7, but will probably cancel that since I don’t like having my cash tied up for such a prolonged period.
robert55
7 months ago |I voted Í’ll wait but if Fuji or Canon…’ but I do not really expect that to happen. Fuji is supposed to show something at CES, which will be really announced in February. I think with Fuji tat means availability June earliest, which is too late for me for this summer. Canon does not seem to be in a hurry at all, more is the pity.
Sony’s problem is smaller than many here think: some wannabee early adopters feel thwarted. But if Sony combines the restart of availability with a new lens everybody will be happy
calxn
7 months ago |Fuji has mentioned that what they announce at CES will be purchasable in Feb.
Chris K.
7 months ago |I and my Voigtlander 50/1.1 + NEX adapter await the NEX-7 with baited breath.
Seb
7 months ago |I will wait for the nex 7 !! For me this is really near to be the perfect camera for my needs !!
i have read very good reviews especillay the one coming from “chasseur d’images”, a very specalized magazine in France !
since lenses like the 24 mm CZ, the 50 mm which (they say is a top notch lens) and with coming lenses : like the G standard zoom ! they will be all what i need ! the only think i hope is a surprise in the coming roadmap : a pancake !
i think that with only one good pancake, sellings could increase at a very high level !!
usch
7 months ago |I preordered mine in September, so I don’t mind waiting a few months more when I’ve been waiting two months already. For the time being I just got me a used NEX-3 on eBay
However, let me point out that I did *not* order the NEX-7 for its 24 MP, but solely for its controls. Like many others I would have preferred a camera with the NEX-7 controls and the NEX-5N sensor, too.
extra|ordinary
7 months ago |I have had the NEX-7 preordered since it’s launch in late August. I will happily continue to wait. The NEX-7 looks to suit my needs very well.
I have picked up a used NEX-5 (for only $230!) to use in the mean time…and I have been loving it. I had previously owned an NEX-5 for a few months back in 2010, but ended up selling it because I felt the usability was lacking (this was prior to the numerous firmware updates). I was also less than impressed with the 16/2.8 pancake.
Now owning the NEX-5 for the second time, with the latest firmware, this is a completely different camera in a very good way. All I can say, focus peaking is one of the best features I have seen in a very long time. I find the focus peaking immensely useful, so much so that I have gone completely manual focus. So much for the lack of native e-mount lenses now!…at least for my needs. I even cancelled my preorder for the Zeiss 24/1.8.
I know that I am not the average photographer, but the NEX-5(with focus peaking)and a few select manual primes is turning out to be one of my best photography buys period…and I expect the NEX-7 to only add to the usefulness of this kit.
The bottom line? At least for me, the NEX-5 (and NEX-7 when it arrives) has brought back the fun. I am always eager to go out and shoot, and thanks to the lightweight take anywhere kit, I never have a reason to NOT be without a camera. And the best part of it all? I am not sacrificing image quality with the NEX.
Full disclosure however, I would be lying if I said I wasn’t at least intrigued by what Fuji has in the works.
Dan
7 months ago |Since the NEX-7 won’t play nice with my rangefinder glass I will stick to the 5N. Also in this option: “I will wait, but if Fuji and Canon will come out with something similar I will buy that. “, change Canon to Leica and I will change my answer.
Tulio
7 months ago |I am fine for lens choice. My Contax-G glass does nicely. I wish Sony had a NEX-6: a NEX-7 body with the NEX-5 sensor.
yakker
7 months ago |Can’t blame Sony given the circumstances, but I finally pulled the trigger and ordered a 5n yesterday. I’ll miss the better controls, the viewfinder and hotshoe, but you can only take pictures with a camera you actually have, and I’m sick of lugging my D3 everywhere.
matgay
7 months ago |yes you can only take pictures with a camera you have **with you**, i always have my cell phone camera but that is crap and slow to start up missing the shot. and my full frames dslrs with or without the vertical grips are not a practical take everywhere camera. was actually considering m43 for their size and speed. but settled on nex5n for image quality, i can do with manual focus and focus peaking.
thus the allure of an nex5n with m-mount lenses (leica, zeiss, voigt) , absolute best image quality in the smallest package!
but the tease!!! nex7 body or nex5N sensor??? but not both.
GH
7 months ago |I will be using the best camera for my M and Contax G lenses (outside of an expensive Leica digital body.) Right now, I’m using the 5N with EVF, but that would change if a better option comes out.
Bruce Ramage
7 months ago |If the new cameras are missing NEX-7 features but have better low light capability, I might move. I understand that for many people this is not important, but it is to me. It might be people are different?
sabunyuma
7 months ago |I was holding out for the NEX 7, but I finally broke down and grabbed an NEX 5N. I must say I’m really happy with it. I was afraid that the handling would be difficult; it is not. I was also afraid the audio recording quality would be poor, but it’s actually excellent. No clicking.
The only negative thing I can say about it is that deleting images in-camera is too slow. I don’t know why; hopefully it can be improved. Other than that, I have no complaints. It has gotten a lot of compliments from my photographer friends and camera geeks. And the best part is, everyone else doesn’t even notice the thing.